Eat To Stay Young

As part of a balanced diet, these are the food groups that work hardest to preserve healthy skin and bones, boost immunity and fight disease. Eat them raw in summer salads or lightly steamed to get the maximum power from your nutrients and lose weight too.

These adaptogenic plant foods have balancing effect on hormones and reduce low oestrogen symptoms like hot flushes and night sweats during menopause. They can also can reduce the risk of breast cancer linked to excess oestrogen.

Sources: Oily fish like salmon, mackerel and herring are rich in Omega 3. Nuts and seeds contain linoleic and alpha linolenic acids essential for healthy reproductive organs as well as hair, nails and skin.

Star foods: Anchovies are rich in Omega 3, plus nucleic acids RNA and DNA which keep cells healthy and may help prevent premature ageing. Linseed is an excellent source of both Omega 3 and 6 – sprinkle it on salads

Vitamins and flavonoids that protect against oxidation – the free radical damage that degrades cells, and hastens ageing and degenerative illness, including cancer.